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IN THIS ISSUE
Presidents Report
Director's Report
Boeing Boeing Review
2016 Playbill
Sponsors
UPCOMING AUDITIONS
SEMINAR
Sunday, 9th April
Tuesday, 11th April
THE WEEKEND
Sunday, 26th June
Tuesday, 28th June
40TH ANNIVERSARY
Saturday, 15th October
PRESIDENT'SREPORTWelcomebacktoalloftheEssendonTheatreCompanymembersandfriends.2015wasanotherhighlysuccessfulyearforETCwithourfourproductions,TheFreedomoftheCitydirectedbyTravisHandcock,PrivateLivesdirectedbyJoshuaWolter,AladdindirectedbyMicheleHaywoodandfinishedwiththehilariousBoeingBoeingdirectedbyTessMaurici-Ryan.Wewereveryproudofalloftheplayswepresentedandwearegratefulforallthehardworkthedirectors,castandcrewputintoproducethem.Eachplaywaswellreceivedbyappreciativeaudiences.Wehavebegunimprovementsinourlightingsystemin2015thankstoMichaelBond,TravisHandcockandStephMorrellandwewillcontinuetoimproveourlightingset-upin2016.OurCommitteefor2016hasbeenchosenandIwelcometotheteam:TravisHandcockasVice-PresidentandNewsletterEditor,CeinwinOpieasSecretary,ChristineNilssonasTreasurer,RosShafik-EidasPropsManager,MicheleHeywoodasFrontofHouseManager,assistedbyStephanieKing,StephanieMorellasTechnicalManagerwithassistantsLaurenIeloandBenBarraclaugh,MichaelBondasLightingManagerandColinBurchallasSetManager.Webeginour2016seasonwith“FiveWomenWearingtheSameDress”whichiscapablydirectedbyNatashaBoyd.Natashaishappywithhercastwhoareworkingwelltogetherandareontrackforagreatseason.Christinehasbeenuptoherneckingreenchiffonmakingthefivebridesmaidsdresseswhich,I’msure,willbesensational.Thesetisalmostcompleteandlookinggood.Makesuretogetyourbookingsinsoonsoyoudon’tmissout.Bringingqualitytheatretothecommunityisthemissionofourcompanyandwerelyonyoutohelpustobuildouraudiencebase.Wehavefourexcellentplaysplannedfor2016andwehopetoseeyouandyourfriendsateachandeveryoneofthem.Lookingforwardtoseeingyouat“FiveWomen”,
Cheers,Dawn
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It’sexcitingtobebackdirectingatETCafter5yearswithFiveWomenWearingtheSameDressbyAlanBall.IwasdrawnbyBall'squirkymixoflightandshade,thesettingofa1988Tennesseeweddingreceptionandthefocusonitbeingbothcomedyanddrama.ToseethatthisplayhadonlybeenstagedtwiceinAustralia,intriguedmeasthereisnoinfluenceonhowtostageitorperformit.MadeleineMcKinlay.playingMeredithandClareHayes,playingMindyhavebeenstretchedoutoftheircomfortzonefromwhatthey'veindividuallydonebefore,whichhasbeengreattowatch.KylieRyanandJuliaLambert,playingTriciaandGeorgeanne,havebroughtenergy,ideasandmethodstothisensemblepeice.andSophiePower,playsthedeceptivelyquieterroleofFrances,thebride'sveryreligiouscousin.RoundingoutthecastisRowanHoward.Rowan'stalentandideashasbeentrulywonderful,especialyinhissceneswithKylie.Thejourneyofallsixofushas,indeed,reallyallowedustoembracetheindividualityofthesecharacters’momentsandmoodchangesonstageyetmakingitseemallonecohesiveappealingpiece.ThesuppotofETChasbeengreat.Hugeshout-outsneedtogotoDawnHinrichsenourSetBuildCaptain,ChristineNilssonourCostumecreatorandourstagemanagerCarmelO'Sullivan.Ofcourse,thisisonlythreeofthevitalcrewpeopleinvolved–somanymoretobenamedintheprogrammeandIgratefullythankthemall.Aswemoveintothelastweekofnittygritty,scriptsgodown,accentsrefined,movesandmoodfinessed,lightsandsoundadded–sometimesyouwonderwillitallgetdone.ButwiththetalentedteamonstageandagreatsupportbehindthescenesIhavenodoubtthiswillbeashowtowatch,enjoyandappreciateasanewwork.Bookingscanbemadeatessendontheatrecompany.com.auNatasha
FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS By Alan Ball
Directed by Natasha Boyd
BOEINGBOEINGByMarcCamolettiTranslatedbyBeverleyCrossEssendonTheatreCompanyDirectedbyTereseMauriciRyanReviewedbyRichardBurman-November28,2015BoeingBoeingwasone(of)thebestFrenchfarcesoftheTwentiethCentury,fullofone-dimensionalcharacters,bubblyfrothandplentyofdoorsformembersofthecasttorushinandoutthrough.Thescriptmustbedeliveredatterrificpace,whichmatchestheactionoftheactorsonthestage.Actingfarcemayseemstraightforwardandeasy,butitisnot.Itrequiresaslick,over-the-topverbalandphysicaldeliverythatlandseverypointmadeandsteptakenquicklyandclearlyinthelapoftheaudience.Thesimpleplotofthisplayrevolvesaroundasmugplayboy,Bernard,whohasthreefiancées,allairhostesses,whomhehasmanagedtokeepfromseeingeachotherbystudyingtheirflightschedules.Fromlineoneoftheplayweknowthatthissituationisgoingtocollapseintochaos-whichitdoeswithalltheairhostessesendingupintheflatatthesametime.Heishelpedtopreventthemseeing
eachotherbyhisrathersourhousekeepers,Berthe,andanoldschoolfriendwhodropsin,theinnocentRobert.Sohereitwas,inplayingtheroleofRobert,thatJamesAntonaspresentedafirst-classexampleofhowtoactfarce.Hisabilityontheonehandtostandstillandsilentasmayhemwasdevelopingaroundhim,andthenontheothertobesuddenlycaughtup,physicallyandverballyinthepandemonium,wasanobjectlessoninperformingthissortofplay.Everywordwascrystalclear,andtheuseofhisbodyskilful(sic)andfunny.ThesuccessofthisplayrestsontheshouldersoftheactorplayingRobertandhereJamesdidEssendonTheatreCompanyproud.Anoutstandingperformance.JameswasablyaidedandabettedbyMargaretRawlinsonasthecheerlesshousekeeper.HerperformancewasinallrespectsdeliveredmoreslowlythanthatofJamesandthecontrastbetweenthesetwoassistedandheightenedtheperformanceoftheother.Herjoylesscharacterwasskillfullycreated.XavierRyanasBernard,theplayboy,hadamoredifficult
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role,asalargepartofActOneisexpositionbyhimofthefoundationonwhichtheplayrests.Wisely,Xavierkeptthedialoguemovingbrisklyandensuredthattheaudiencegoteverypoint.Hisdeteriorationintopaniclaterintheplaywhenhisplansfallapartwaswellportrayed.AmyLarsen,MelissaTracinaandGabriellaMazzarinowerecastasthethreeairhostessesandeachbroughtoutthenuancesoftheirrespectivecharacters.AmyplayedGloria,theindependentAmerican;MelissawasGabriella,themoreromanticItalian;andGabriellawascastasthedominatingGerman,Gretchen.Thereisnothingsubtleinfarceandthesethreecharactersarealmostcartoonrepresentationsofvariousnationalities,whichtheactressesplayedtothefull.Itfelltothemalsotobetheperformerswhowentswiftlybackandforththroughdoorsthemost.Inthistheyhadbeenwellrehearsedbythedirector,TereseMauriciRyan,astheirtimingwasspoton.Thiswasanexcellentproduction.However,therewereoneortwopointswhichwereslightlydistracting.WhileMelissaandGabriellaastheEuropeanairhostesseswereperformingexcellentlywithaccentsto
matchtheircharacters,theybecameindistinctintheiraccenteddialoguewhenuproarwasoccuringonthestageandeveryonewasshoutingateachother.Thesetwassimplewiththeneccesarynumberofentrances(inthiscase,six)andwasveryplainwhite.Thisshowedofftheverysmartcoloureduniformsofthegirlswell,butitwaswiththelightingofthewallsandactingareawheretherewasaproblem,causedbyadarkerareaupstageright.ThiswasunfortunateasitwasinthisspotthatMargaretRawlinsonand,especially,JamesAntonashadtostandatdifferenttimes.Thewhitenessandbrightnessoftherestofthesetandactingareamadethisparticularspotseemdarkerthanitmostprobablywas.Butallinallthiswasawell-drilledproductionbyTereseMauriciRyanofaclassicFrenchfarcethattheaudiencegreatlyenjoyed.
FIVEWOMENWEARINGTHESAMEDRESSByAlanBall
DirectedbyNatashaBoyd
Read-Through:**CLOSED**
Auditions:**CLOSED**
ProductionDates:April7-16
AuditionBookingsContact
SEMINARByTheresaRebeck
DirectedbyTravisHandcock
Auditions:Sunday9thApril6:00PM&Tuesday12thApril
7:30PMCallbacks:Sunday17thApril12:00PM
ProductionDates:June23-July2
AuditionBookingsContact
2016 PLAYBILL
THEWEEKENDByMichaelPalin
DirectedbyMichaelBond
Auditions:Tuesday28thJune7:30PM&Sunday26thJune6:00PM
ProductionDates:September8-17
AuditionBookingsContact
40THANNIVERSARYCELEBRATION15thOCTOBER2016
That'sright!ETCisturning40andwe'dloveyoutocomeand
celebratewithus.
Venue:TBA
DRESS:ComeasyourfavouritecharacterthatyouhaveEITHERPLAYEDatETCorSEENatETCoverthepast40years
SAVETHEDATE-OCTOBER15,2016
WITNESSFORTHEPROSECUTIONByAgathaChristie
DirectedbyMicheleHaywood
Auditions:Sunday11thSeptember6:00PM&Tuesday13thSeptember7:30PM&Sunday18thSeptember2:00PM
ProductionDates:November24-December3
AuditionBookingContact
130 Keilor Road, North Essendon
130 Keilor Road, North Essendon 9374 4236
www.helpinghandsmission.org.au
